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An Account Of The Red River In Louisiana Drawn Up From The Returns Of Messrs. Freeman And Custis In The War Office Of The United States, Who Explored The Same In The Year 1806
by Thomas Freeman; Peter Custis
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- fine
- hardcover
- First
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0877703280
- ISBN 13
- 9780877703280
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About This Item
Fairfield, Washington: Ye Galleon Press, 1984. First Thus. Leather bound. Fine. A fine first thus edition. Brown leather boards with gilt title stamping on cover and spine. Map end papers. From the private library of Larry Southwick, collector's marginalia pencilled at edge of half title. Black and white drawings, tables. 74 pp. including index. Octavo, 7 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches tall. .
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- Bookseller
- Uncommon Works, IOBA
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- Bookseller Inventory #
- 507
- Title
- An Account Of The Red River In Louisiana Drawn Up From The Returns Of Messrs. Freeman And Custis In The War Office Of The United States, Who Explored The Same In The Year 1806
- Author
- Thomas Freeman; Peter Custis
- Format/binding
- Leather bound
- Book condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0877703280
- ISBN 13
- 9780877703280
- Publisher
- Ye Galleon Press
- Place of Publication
- Fairfield, Washington
- Date published
- 1984
- Keywords
- jefferson, louisiana purchase, exploration, manifest destiny
- Bookseller catalogs
- History & Historiography;
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- fine
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- octavo
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- half title
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- spine
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- gilt
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